Kabul Hospital Attack: Afghanistan has claimed that a drug treatment hospital in Kabul was heavily damaged in Pakistan’s airstrike and so far about 400 people have died, while more than 250 people are said to be injured. The burning hospital building and rescue operation are visible in the videos surfaced on social media.
Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict: A very painful and shocking news has come out from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. A senior spokesperson of the Afghan government has claimed that a hospital in Kabul was targeted in an air strike by Pakistan, in which about 400 people have died so far. After this attack, a large part of the hospital was reduced to debris and a massive fire broke out in the building. The burning building, smoke and rescue operation are clearly visible in the video surfaced on social media, which has shocked the entire world.
Airstrike claim on Kabul hospital
Afghan government deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said on social media platform X that a drug treatment hospital was badly destroyed in the airstrike in Kabul late on Monday night. He said that till now the death of 400 people has been confirmed and about 250 people are said to be injured. According to Fitrat, after the attack, many parts of the building completely collapsed, many people are still feared buried under the debris, rescue teams are busy extinguishing the fire and removing bodies.
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Most of the patients were hospitalized
Afghan government spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid strongly condemned the attack, saying most of the people present in the hospital were patients undergoing treatment. He said that almost all parts of the hospital were destroyed and a large number of patients and medical staff were affected. According to local media, after the attack, fire brigade teams reached the spot, efforts to extinguish the fire continued for hours and there was chaos in the surrounding area.
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Pakistan denies allegation of attack on hospital
Pakistan has completely rejected Afghanistan’s claims on this entire matter. A spokesman for Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the Pakistani Army did not target any civilian target. According to Pakistan’s Information Ministry, the airstrikes were carried out only on terrorist targets and military structures. In this, weapons warehouses and terrorist logistics centers were targeted. The operation was carried out carefully to avoid harm to civilians. Pakistan has described Afghanistan’s allegations as ‘misleading and wrong’.
Tension increased on the border, attacks from both sides
With the claim of airstrike in Kabul, tension on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has also increased rapidly. According to Afghan officials, mortar shells fired by Pakistan fell on villages in south-eastern Khost province, killing four people, including two children. At the same time, Pakistan says that the mortar fired from Afghanistan fell on a house in its Bajaur district, in which four people of the same family lost their lives. Experts believe that these clashes could become the most dangerous confrontation between the two countries in recent years.
United Nations expressed concern
Amidst the increasing tension, the United Nations Security Council has also expressed concern over the situation in Afghanistan. The Council has extended the tenure of UNAMA, the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan, by three months, condemning the terrorist activities. Pakistan has long been alleging that Afghanistan’s Taliban government provides shelter to anti-Pakistan terrorist organizations, although Kabul has consistently denied these allegations.